ArticleJournal of health and social behavior2016
Is Sex Good for Your Health? A National Study on Partnered Sexuality and Cardiovascular Risk among Older Men and Women.
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43 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Associations between sexual health and well-being: a systematic review.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2024Pooled it
- Risk factors for erectile dysfunction in diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Pooled it
- What Are the Physical Demands of Sexual Intercourse? A Systematic Review of the Literature.Archives of sexual behavior · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Function: A Systematic Review.Prehospital and disaster medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Sexual Satisfaction and Orgasm Experiences During Partnered and Solo Sex Among 27,931 Users of the Flo App.Archives of sexual behavior · 2026Article
- (Re)constructing Intersectional Masculinities Following Myocardial Infarction.Sociology of health & illness · 2026Article
- FULLSENSE-An Online Intervention Program for Adults Reporting Sexual Difficulties: A Two-Armed Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial Protocol.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2026Article
- Partnership-based sexual behaviours among adults in Singapore: a cross-sectional population survey.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- The relationship of body mass index with sexual function and marital satisfaction in reproductive-age women: A cross-sectional study in Iran.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- Sexual quality of life and associated factors among podoconiosis patients in Wolaita zone, South Ethiopia.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- The Gendered Sexual Experiences and Marital Quality of Middle-Aged Same-Sex and Different-Sex Couples.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Article
- Older Adults' Behaviors and Preferences for Seeking Sexual Health Information.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2025Article
- The association of sexual frequency with cardiovascular diseases incidence and all-cause mortality.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Facing stress and inflammation: From the cell to the planet.World journal of experimental medicine · 2024Review
- Sexual health and well-being in later life.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2024Article
- Exploring the bidirectional link between erectile dysfunction and 10-year cardiovascular risk in men with diabetes and hypertension.Scientific reports · 2024Observational
- The Interplay of Race, Ethnicity, and Language in Caregiver Health: Insights from the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project.Research square · 2024Article
- Poweromin X Ten, a polyherbal formulation improves male sexual function:F1000Research · 2024Article
- Sexual Function, Religion, Existential Well-being and Mental Health among Iranian Married Women of Reproductive Age.Journal of religion and health · 2023Article
- Sexuality and sexual activity in older age: an age old issue?The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2023Article
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Abstract
Working from a social relationship and life course perspective, we provide generalizable population-based evidence on partnered sexuality linked to cardiovascular risk in later life using national longitudinal data from the National Social Life, Health and Aging Project (NSHAP) (N = 2,204). We consider characteristics of partnered sexuality of older men and women, particularly sexual activity and sexual quality, as they affect cardiovascular risk. Cardiovascular risk is defined as hypertension, rapid heart rate, elevated C-reactive protein (CRP), and general cardiovascular events. We find that older men are more likely to report being sexually active, having sex more often, and more enjoyably than are older women. Results from cross-lagged models suggest that high frequency of sex is positively related to later risk of cardiovascular events for men but not women, whereas good sexual quality seems to protect women but not men from cardiovascular risk in later life. We find no evidence that poor cardiovascular health interferes with later sexuality for either gender.
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